03 Jul 1924
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1924
Page
1
Victorian Wheatgrowers Corp announces second advance payment of 1 shilling per bushel less rail freight to pool wheat growers for 1923 24 season with payout beginning Tuesday July 8. Shepparton Shire Council sees vote renewal after a dispute ends with Blair Mackay’s replacement.
A compilation of curiosities and facts including Victoria Regia at Kew Gardens, a falcon nest in Wales with pigeons’ feet, tinted film colours, a tiny Indian spider web with many meshes, and long timelines for rain-water levels. Also included are marriage-age statistics, submarine counts, Paris population shifts, ancient hieroglyphs, and social anecdotes about a London clergyman event and a courting misadventure.
An ad for USS Maidment Punt Road Cobram markets ice cream iced drinks fruit salads and a tea in the town’s largest cool room. It promises electric fans, confectionery biscuits hot pies saveloys coffee daily fruit and vegetables. Local agent for Allan's Music Deput.
Local figures visit Cobram with upcoming shire meetings set for next Tuesday and a four day optical business trip planned from Friday to Monday. Major Mitchell thanks voters in Benalla, Cobram Band plans reorganization with a public meeting, and a Mechanics Hall event promises a new film program. Obituary notes mark Ellen Barooga’s death at 72, with tribute from family and funeral by Father O Reilly.
Thirty applications were received for the engineer position at the Dookie store quarry. J Waddell of Drouin was selected. The report covers estate values of Thomas Flynn who died April 30 1924 leaving £4284 real and £1431 personal to his widow.
McD M. Mclean sẽ retires after 46 years in the Dookie district Education Department. W. A. Thorsen of Nathalia Bank of Victoria rises to head office. Strathmerton B C ball fixed for August 13. Tomato growers report ahead plantings and ploughing of new beds. Kyabram cannery manager A Sandiant named new manager at Hoadley’s Cannery. The Cookie ANA asks for workers cottages at Shepparton quarry due to housing shortage. Wheatgrowers get 1d per bushel advance from pool. about £589,000 to farmers. Kilpatrick firm plans NSW wheat district land seekers trip. Goulburn Court debt case involves Early Closing Act issues. Settler Land Seekers Association urges blocks and land to aid 500 settlers with £500 capital. Deniliquin police magistrate station request raised by Minister for Works and Railways. Motor car uses include rabbit fumigation via exhaust extension. success reported by J Parker. Benalla election note on government and Labor positioning. polling trends and candidate details referenced.
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